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3 .COM Editor’s Letter Featured Contributors Copyright is held with LOTL and individual authors. Articles may not be reproduced without permission. Opinions expressed in LOTL do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or publisher. Advertisers are advised that all advertising is their responsibility under the Trade Practices Act. EDITOR Merryn Johns MANAGING DIRECTOR Silke Bader PRINT ADVERTISING Rebecca Boots ONLINE ADVERTISING Amanda Keeling online@lotl.com DESIGN + PRODUCTION Christopher Brett-Renes designer@lotl.com ADMINISTRATION Laura McConnell admin@lotl.com PRINTING Webstar POSTAL ADDRESS PO Box 1099 Darlinghurst 1300 Phone (02) 9332 2725 National 1300 695 685 1300 MY LOTL Fax (02) 9332 4681 Email: first name@lotl.com Website: www.lotl.com Print Post approved: PP234093/00006 ISSN 1324-6542 LOTL is published 12 times a year by Avalon Media Pty Ltd ACN 085 223 712 CONTRIBUTORS Stacy Bias Ann-Marie Calilhanna Dawn Cohen Nic Van Dyke Kris Fontaine Evelyn Hartogh Belinda Hazelton Merryn Johns Rebecca Kagan Natalie Krikowa Madeleine Marx-Bentley Donna Penry Lily Tryon A founding member of Photo: Jhane Hoang Lesbians get a bad rap for having no dress sense or for sticking to a uniform. You might have read our inaugural fashion issue last year where we asked why the fashion business ignores gay women even though there are many lesbians working as designers, stylists and models, not to mention your average lesbian fashion punter buying the stuff of catwalk dreams. When you think about it, dressing up is part of our tradition. Most young gays and lesbians had a close encounter with clothes as transgression at a very early age – whether it was Dad’s neckties or Mum’s camisole. Think of all the Mardi Gras parties based on a costume theme. This year’s Sleaze, held in October, has just announced its theme as “The Villain’s Lair.” I can already hear the lesbian households debating over who will go as who: catwoman, Cruella DeVille, the wicked witch of Oz, the evil queen from Snow White…There’s plenty of potential, especially if you are into fetish. Regular Prêt-à-Porter also gets a look in with many lesbians wanting to have a say in what’s hot and what needs to change to meet the needs of real women. This month we feature lesbian threads – from lingerie to outerwear to T-shirts. The latest evidence that we love fashion is the new-look L Word, and all its gloriously dressed thespians. Season 4, very glamorous, airs this month courtesy of Movie Extra. And how about this: lesbian rock star Beth Ditto is even toying with the idea of starting her own label for larger lezzies. I mean, ladies. And so I get to my next point. Exercise, the indulgence in which means that we all look better in clothes, not to mention naked. It’s winter and one tends to pile on the pounds, but it’s good to have a fitness goal in mind, even while succumbing to the joys of a three cheese strudel and a nice glass of cabernet. The Sun-Herald City2Surf is on August 10 and LOTL has set up a charity page at http://city2surf.everydayhero.com.au/ LOTL. If you can’t actually run in the event, you can always donate. Our target is $5,000. Let’s see if we can make it. MERRYN JOHNS merryn@lotl.com s d f s d s d f s d WILLIAM STREET VICTORIA STREET CROWN STREET D A R LI N G H U R S T R D L IVE R P OOL S T RO SE BA N K S T C BOURKE ST OXFORD STREET c o f f e e s h o p Open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm 24A Rosebannk Street Darlinghurst NSW FASHIONABLY LESBIAN Natalie Krikowa is an office administrator by day and a writer by night. She has worked as a stunt actor, high school teacher and script writer. At 25, her main interests are filmmaking, writing, sports and travel. Having recently moved to Sydney from Canberra, she is enjoying the variety of restaurants, street art, theatres and the open- minded and passionate residents. She is currently undertaking her Masters in Creative Writing and is looking forward to the possibility of a PhD. She is a stubborn Taurus with a love of velco shoes, her favourite animal is the monkey, and her hero is her Dad. Stacy Bias is the owner of several rad queer sites (including the famous Technodyke), the creator of awesome vegan lip balm (Pussy Pucker Pots and Literati Lip Balm which come in flavors like TaTa Tangerine and Shakespearmint) and the mind behind Dyketees, T-shirts for real lesbians. Stacy has created quite a legacy of queer and indie online communities and resources. However, in addition to all this, she’s also a passionate fat liberation activist. The larger than life lesbian lives in Portland, Oregon, and kindly supplied her wonderful DykeTees images for LOTL’s fashion issue. Sprinkle Magic is a self-made technologist, independent fashion, costume, performance, and film maker. “Diversity is the drug, an all embracing passion and enthusiasm for life, the key…,” says Sprinkle about her approach to many projects, including her successful local fashion label ‘Sprinkle.’ The Melbourne-based queergirl shares her winter collection of sophisticated boardroom-to-bar outerwear with LOTL this month, all inspired by the mafia. Learn more about Sprinkle’s various provocative projects at sprinklemagic.com.